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Ashraful's blitz, and Zaheer's rise

Ashraful's blitz, and Zaheer's rise

Stats highlights from India's thumping three-day win in the second Test against Bangladesh

27-May-2007•S Rajesh

A spark of hope

A spark of hope

Ashraful was determined, maybe even angry. He took it all out on what it was meant to be directed against in the first place: the ball

27-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

No first-day dismissals

No first-day dismissals

It was also the first time India hadn't lost a wicket on the first day - on a complete day's play - of a Test

26-May-2007•S Rajesh

India play to their plan

India play to their plan

The gameplan was to bat once and bat big, and with some sensible, yet often exciting, batting, India took a long stride towards that

18-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Mortaza makes haste, slowly

Mortaza makes haste, slowly

On the field, Mashrafe Mortaza performs one of the most thankless jobs in cricket: spearhead the fast bowling attack of a subcontinent team

18-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Minimising the dot balls

Minimising the dot balls

Bangladesh scored 116 runs in boundaries to India's 114, but they played out 38 more dot balls

12-May-2007•S Rajesh

Sloppiness taints India win

Sloppiness taints India win

Though India beat Bangladesh, the win was marred by sloppiness in the field, in sapping conditions. It is a series being played at the wrong time, in the wrong place, argues Sidharth Monga

10-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Dhoni won it on a leg, a prayer and a partner

Dhoni won it on a leg, a prayer and a partner

Dhoni and Karthik played sensible cricket, avoiding the big shots and toughing it out in relentless weather and against physical pain

10-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Doing it in singles

Doing it in singles

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik added 107 for the sixth wicket, of which 52 runs came in singles

10-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Razzak's peach and Tamim's blitz

Razzak's peach and Tamim's blitz

The hits and misses in Bangladesh's victory over India

17-Mar-2007•Plays of the Day by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Minnow menace

Minnow menace

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan offers five reasons why India's outing against Bangladesh may not be so easy

16-Mar-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Spin, bounce and turn - what we can expect from the 2007 World Cup

Spin, bounce and turn - what we can expect from the 2007 World Cup

The slow bowlers who could star in the tournament

12-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Ashes to Zombies and everything in between

Ashes to Zombies and everything in between

Cricinfo runs through the A-Z of 2006

03-Jan-2007•Andrew Miller

Ganguly fires, ICC misfires

Ganguly fires, ICC misfires

Cricinfo writers select their best and worst moments from 2006

Dark horses and settling scores

Dark horses and settling scores

Cricinfo takes a look at Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh's prospects, and some of the names to look out for

A day to savour for Bangladesh

A day to savour for Bangladesh

The first day of Test cricket at Fatullah produced a quite remarkable batting performance from the home side, with Shahriar Nafees being the standout performer

09-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

Bangladesh taste Test success and Tendulkar turns it on

Bangladesh taste Test success and Tendulkar turns it on

Cricinfo and Wisden writers pick their best and worst moments from 2005

Chappell's finger and Pietersen's guts

Chappell's finger and Pietersen's guts

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Bvute's nemesis and Butt's graft

Bvute's nemesis and Butt's graft

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Narrow-minded mavericks

Narrow-minded mavericks

You can give them all the benefit of doubt you want, but the officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India rarely fail to disappoint

11-Jul-2005•Commentary by Anand Vasu

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